The two week total shutdown officially came to an end at midnight on Sunday and this morning in Maranello everyone was working again at full throttle.

McLaren have told GPUpdate.net that they will remove the f-duct device from their cars for next month’s Italian Grand Prix.

Although Mark Webber contested remarks from Lewis Hamilton earlier this season, suggesting that the Australian is soon likely to hang up his helmet, the Queanbeyan driver appears to have hinted that next year may be his last in Formula 1.

Heading into this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix, Dani Pedrosa may still be the closest challenger to championship leader Jorge Lorenzo although the Honda rider is now 76 points in arrears of his compatriot and solely aiming for a steady run following an unforced error which put him out of last year’s race.

Off the back of an eighth place finish which completed a much-improved Silverstone weekend, Alex Brundle now looks forward to travelling to home circuit Snetterton for Rounds 25, 26 and 27 of the British Formula 3 season.

Former Formula 1 driver Hans-Joachim Stuck has undergone successful brain surgery after suffering an accident in July. The German now continues to recover at home.

Maxime Jousse, brother of Formula 2 driver Julien, is currently set to pick up a 100,000 pound F2 scholarship as he leads the Formula Palmer Audi (FPA) championship at two thirds distance.

Ferrari could take legal action if punished over team orders, Mark Webber considers future; plus other news

Organisers of the Formula 3 Euro Series have announced that a noteworthy renovation is planned for the championship ahead of upcoming seasons. Changes are likely to include increasing race numbers to three per weekend and extending testing time on Formula 1 circuits.

Swiss financial services company UBS has become an official Global Partner of Formula 1, it has been confirmed by sporting commercial rights holder Formula One Management (FOM), with the deal set to be formally launched at the Singapore night race at the end of next month.

UBS and Formula 1 have announced that they have signed an agreement for UBS to become a Global Partner of Formula 1.

Fernando Alonso has been labelled as the Formula 1 driver with the most by Spanish publication Marca, which claims that the Ferrari man is receiving an annual salary in the region of 30 million euros (24.5 million pounds), excluding advertising revenue.

Fernando Alonso has been labelled as the Formula 1 driver with the most by Spanish publication El Mundo and Business Book GP, which claim that the Ferrari man is receiving an annual salary in the region of 30 million euros (24.5 million pounds), excluding advertising revenue.

2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen has admitted that he does not plan to return to Formula 1, despite several rumours circulating the internet and pit lanes of the sport this year.

Current Formula 1 tyre supplier Bridgestone has said that it is not preparing to work with new arrivals Pirelli, with the Italian manufacturer set to take over from 2011 onwards.

Former FIA President Max Mosley believes that Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, as well as the team in the Constructors’ Championship, should lose the points scored at Hockenheim following the team orders controversy of last month’s German Grand Prix. The Scuderia will face the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) to bring an end to the matter in September.

Former FIA president Max Mosley believes Ferrari and its two drivers should lose the points won in the German Grand Prix when the Italian team faces the World Motor Sport Council next month.

IndyCar championship leader Will Power was delighted to pick up victory number eight of 2010 on Sunday as he crossed the line first at Sonama’s Infineon Raceway, the venue at which the Australian suffered a back-breaking practice accident 12 months ago.